A review of

In Search of Memory

The Emergence of a New Science of Mind

Eric R. Kandel • W.W. Norton • 2006

The review below was first published in the getAbstract Journal on 11 nov. 2022.
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The Brain and Memory

by David Meyer

Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel traces his career in medical research and illuminates the philosophy and curiosity that fueled his myriad crucial discoveries.

Nobel laureate Eric Kandel shares his scientific journey in compelling and emotional prose. From being attacked by Nazis in 1938 Austria, to earning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2000, Kandel weaves tragedy, art, literature, love and science into a beautiful mosaic. He writes with a soulful sense of life’s briefness and the joy of a transcendent passion.

Nazis

On November 7, 1938, Kristallnacht, Nazis ordered Eric Kandel’s family out of their apartment, and stole most of its contents. The Nazis banned Jewish doctors and professors from working. The Kandels fled to America.

In Search of Memory

The Emergence of a New Science of Mind

The Brain and Memory

Nazis

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